LIMESTONE BANCORP INC (LMST) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NASDAQ:LMST - Nasdaq - US53262L1052 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
LMST gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 405 industry peers in the Banks industry. LMST has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. While showing a medium growth rate, LMST is valued expensive at the moment.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
LMST had positive earnings in the past year.
LMST had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years LMST has always been profitable.
In the past 5 years LMST always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of LMST (1.23%) is better than 71.40% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 13.48%, LMST is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 68.84% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.23% | ||
| ROE | 13.48% | ||
| ROIC | N/A |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
LMST has a better Profit Margin (31.13%) than 65.35% of its industry peers.
LMST's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
LMST does not have Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | N/A | ||
| PM (TTM) | 31.13% | ||
| GM | N/A |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y7.26%
PM growth 5Y-21.23%
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
LMST does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
LMST has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
LMST has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
LMST has a debt to FCF ratio of 1.88. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 1.88 years to pay back of all of its debts.
The Debt to FCF ratio of LMST (1.88) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.34 indicates that LMST is not too dependend on debt financing.
LMST's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.34 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LMST is outperformed by 73.95% of its industry peers.
Although LMST does not score too well on debt/equity it has very limited outstanding debt, which is well covered by the FCF. We will not put too much weight on the debt/equity number as it may be because of low equity, which could be a consequence of a share buyback program for instance. This needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.34 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.88 | ||
| Altman-Z | N/A |
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC7.55%
2.3 Liquidity
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | N/A | ||
| Quick Ratio | N/A |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
LMST shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 22.45%, which is quite impressive.
LMST shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -17.41% yearly.
LMST shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 10.05%.
The Revenue has been growing by 9.68% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)22.45%
EPS 3Y18.8%
EPS 5Y-17.41%
EPS Q2Q%42.22%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.05%
Revenue growth 3Y11.98%
Revenue growth 5Y9.68%
Sales Q2Q%19.53%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, LMST will show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -1.78% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 4.22% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-1.4%
EPS Next 2Y-1.78%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year6.9%
Revenue Next 2Y4.22%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings ratio is 9.76, which indicates a very decent valuation of LMST.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, LMST is valued a bit more expensive than 73.72% of the companies in the same industry.
LMST is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 29.62, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.90, the valuation of LMST can be described as very reasonable.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, LMST is valued a bit more expensive than 66.05% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.70, LMST is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.76 | ||
| Fwd PE | 9.9 |
4.2 Price Multiples
LMST's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 7.32 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | N/A |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-1.78%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
LMST has a yearly dividend return of 0.85%, which is pretty low.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 3.19, LMST's dividend is way lower than its industry peers. On top of this 84.19% of the companies listed in the same industry pay a better dividend than LMST!
Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.27, LMST's dividend is way lower than the S&P500 average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.85% |
5.2 History
The dividend of LMST decreases each year by -47.10%.
LMST is new to the dividend game and has less than 3 years of track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)-47.1%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
8.46% of the earnings are spent on dividend by LMST. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
LMST's earnings and Dividend Rate are declining. This means the current dividend is most likely not sustainable.
DP8.46%
EPS Next 2Y-1.78%
EPS Next 3YN/A
NASDAQ:LMST (4/28/2023, 8:00:00 PM)
23.42
-0.33 (-1.39%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryGroupBanks
GICS IndustryBanks
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners0.13%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners1.62%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap178.68M
Analysts43.33
Price Target28.56 (21.95%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.85% |
Yearly Dividend0.2
Dividend Growth(5Y)-47.1%
DP8.46%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)17.53%
Min EPS beat(2)-0.4%
Max EPS beat(2)35.47%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)15.65%
Min EPS beat(4)-0.4%
Max EPS beat(4)35.47%
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.25%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.86%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.37%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.82%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.86%
Max Revenue beat(4)5.1%
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)12%
EPS NQ rev (1m)4.27%
EPS NQ rev (3m)7.02%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.87%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.09%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.76 | ||
| Fwd PE | 9.9 | ||
| P/S | 3.08 | ||
| P/FCF | 7.32 | ||
| P/OCF | 7.12 | ||
| P/B | 1.33 | ||
| P/tB | 1.42 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | N/A |
EPS(TTM)2.4
EY10.25%
EPS(NY)2.37
Fwd EY10.1%
FCF(TTM)3.2
FCFY13.66%
OCF(TTM)3.29
OCFY14.04%
SpS7.6
BVpS17.55
TBVpS16.5
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.23% | ||
| ROE | 13.48% | ||
| ROCE | N/A | ||
| ROIC | N/A | ||
| ROICexc | N/A | ||
| ROICexgc | N/A | ||
| OM | N/A | ||
| PM (TTM) | 31.13% | ||
| GM | N/A | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y7.26%
PM growth 5Y-21.23%
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.04
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.34 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.88 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | N/A | ||
| Cap/Depr | 36.68% | ||
| Cap/Sales | N/A | ||
| Interest Coverage | N/A | ||
| Cash Conversion | N/A | ||
| Profit Quality | 135.29% | ||
| Current Ratio | N/A | ||
| Quick Ratio | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | N/A |
F-Score6
WACC7.55%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)31.08%
Cap/Depr(5y)56.12%
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)168%
Profit Quality(5y)150.16%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)22.45%
EPS 3Y18.8%
EPS 5Y-17.41%
EPS Q2Q%42.22%
EPS Next Y-1.4%
EPS Next 2Y-1.78%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.05%
Revenue growth 3Y11.98%
Revenue growth 5Y9.68%
Sales Q2Q%19.53%
Revenue Next Year6.9%
Revenue Next 2Y4.22%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1YN/A
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y16.11%
FCF growth 3Y27.05%
FCF growth 5Y69.78%
OCF growth 1Y12.58%
OCF growth 3Y23.82%
OCF growth 5Y65.68%